https://forums.kingsnake.com/forum.php?catid=250 The Spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) is a small, semi-aquatic turtle that reaches a carapace length of 3 - 5 in. upon adulthood. Their carapace ranges in color from black to a bluish black with a number of yellow tiny round spots. Spotted turtles are aquatic omnivores that inhabit a variety of semi-aquatic fresh-water areas such as flooded forests, marshes, wet meadows, bogs and woodland streams. The wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) is a turtle endemic to North America, whose defining characteristic is the pyramidal pattern on its upper shell. It spends a great deal of time in or near the water, preferring shallow, clear streams with compacted and sandy bottoms. Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of spotted turtles, bog turtles and all North, Central, & South American wood turtles. Show off your spotted, bog & wood turtles and upload your pictures to our Spotted, Bog & Wood Turtle Photo Gallery! Don't forget to check out our other turtle related forums. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting: Terms of Service. Articles of interest: Fire Safety Finding a Good Herp Veterinarian Preventing Transmission of Salmonella https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2007397,2007397 Do successful spotted turtle breeders prefer indoor or outdoor set ups? https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2007387,2007387 I'm thinkin about making an outdoor enclousure for a few spotted turtles. Maybe 4'x8', built in, with a secure screen cover. My question is what would be good dimensions (including depth) for the pond? I live in the mid-atlantic, USDA zone 7, the location will be 1/2 shaded. I could make the enclo... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2006434,2006434 Can anyone help me identify this Rhinoclemmys Punctularia? Not sure if it's a R.p. incisa or manni. It was sold as an incisa. What distinguishes the two? Thanks! https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/535768_556440421042472_375349243_n.jpg https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/535768_5... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2003800,2003800 Happy New Year to all fellow Spotted, Bog and Wood Turtle aficionados out there! https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1967264,1967264 Does anyone out there have any baby Bog Turtle photos they can post that are of good photographic quality? https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1965265,1965265 I can not find any care sheets on an Asian wood turtle,I been told they are semiaquatic,so this means half the enclosure water and half some type of substrate i am guessing? I keep soft shells,red ears,and a common snapper,this asian will be my first exotic turtle. Thanks, Kevin https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1961878,1961878 Has anyone had their baby spotteds tail get nipped by another turtle in its enclosure. It seemed to have happened to one of mine but just at the tip.Hopefully it wont be noticeable when he or she's older.I've since moved them to their own enclosure. https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1942803,1942803 I always see Spotted turtles offered for sale out of Florida, are they legal there? Aren't they native? https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1931821,1931821 I have an adult female spotted turtle who has an eye infection in right eye. It wouldnt be a big deal but I also noticed that the right side of her beak has a small hole in it. Not sure if it is related but is this anything that sounds familiar as far as a rot or ailment? I have found if she eats... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1931168,1931168 ? https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1920869,1920869 I have a spotted and would like to get another turtle - but a different species, for no other reason than variety. Is there a species I can put safely in the same enclosure with the spotted? Thanks, Jim https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1916829,1916829 I found two eggs floating in my tank today. They have been in the water for no more than six hours. Are these eggs dead? I have immediately put them in an incubator but my internet research suggests that any eggs found in water are dead. https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1905882,1905882 I had babies hatch today! Never kept babies, they seemed to struggle in a half inch of water with a crawlout. So they are on wet paper towels now. Any setup suggestions?? -----Lloyd Heilbrunn Palm Beach Gardens, Fl. https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1901517,1901517 https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1895270,1895270 I just received two new female spotties, which gives me three females. They are going on four years old and are a little more than 3 1/2 inches and 122 grams. I'm hoping they will be good to go this spring. I have a male coming in April. https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1890862,1890862 Id love to buy a bog turtle. If I knew someone selling them on a regualr basis I would start saving now lol. Anyways winter is killin me in michigan. I cant wait to get back out in the swamps and get my pond going again. https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1888472,1888472 I've gone back and forth on whether to post about losing my 4 year old spotted, Julius, mainly because I've felt so guilty. But, in the interest of learning from our mistakes, I decided to post about it. I very unfortunately, was rushed last Saturday when I left for work and didn't get to check on ... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1887793,1887793 Not a big turtle guy but I have a pair of spotteds. The female laid 4 eggs in the water today. Did not realize she was gravid. What do I look for next time so I can move her to a laying box? What do you recommend for substrate to get her to lay? I'm incubating the eggs anyway, do you think they ha... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1881816,1881816 How old do spotteds have to be in order to tell what sex they are? https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1881553,1881553 Hi everyone, In the last week I noticed the younger of my two spotteds has a white line above her right eye. I attached a photo. It is not affecting her eye; they are both really clear. And her appetite is fantastic and she is basking regularly. It kinda looks like a calcium deposit to me, but I'm ...